>> good morning. welcome to "12 news this morning." i'm tim elliott. >> i'm melinda davenport. it is thursday, august 11th. a hazmat team was called to downtown milwaukee and an investigation of a sus pibs >> a wave of candidates coming through wisconsin on the road to the white house. first, hillary clinton's turn to lay out a plan that she says will boost the economy. we want to check on the morning commute and the thursday forecast as well. matt is on deck, and first going to sally severson. >> hazy, hot and humid. temperatures are 70 or better. the southwest winds. the dew point is upper 60s

as we get a live look, we top out near 90 degrees. most of us staying dry today. there is a whisper chance of a midday shower or storm. a better chance of the showers overnight and off and on throughout tomorrow. maybe the plans for jazz in the park. the theme is hot jazz and cold beer. we see the clouds coming back and the rain holding off until after mid matt? >> great shape on the roads. barely a couple of cars rolling through. the pavement is dry. the travel times are looking great. if you are leaving the house soon... that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> matt, thank you so much. a security scare in milwaukee, a hazmat team and police officers

wisn 12 news mike anderson is live downtown with the latest. good morning. mike. >> good morning, tim, we are outside of the us bank center in downtown milwaukee at wisconsin and cass. all is quiet at this moment. that was not the case a couple of hours ago. a suspicious substance was reported in the area. the crews were called into the investigate, including the hazmat team and thei departments. nothing dangerous was found. one person was loaded into a private ambulance. it is possible that that individual needed to be treated after witnessing the tense moments. everything is running smoothly right now at this moment at the us bank center and that is good news for the thousands of people

morning. >> thank you, mike. >> a drowning at a pool in milwaukee, it is confirmed the medical examiner was called to washington park. a 19-year-old man and his friends climbed a fence to swim after hours and the officers and firefighters tried to save the victim. he died at the scene. >> commitment 2016, the road to white house passes through wisconsin later today. republican vice presidential nominee mike pence is stopping downtown milwaukee and before that stopping in lacrosse and headed to milwaukee to the downtown hilton. this is his third visit to wisconsin in two weeks. last week we rallied in green bay with donald trump. for the democrats is campaigning continues next week in wisconsin.

monday. >> before both vp candidates stop in wisconsin there is a big focus on hillary clinton. later today he's expected to unveil the economic policy. this comes days after donald trump's speech and the controversial comments on the second amendment. we have the latest from washington. >> tim, hillary clinton's campaign stark contrast to economic policies with the plan to help working families. hillary clinton responded to donald trump second amendment slit up on the stump. >> now to the casual inciting of violence, every one of the incidents shows us that donald trump simply does not have the temperment to be president.

the secret service talked to the campaign about the controversial remarks. ?? in florida, he didn't ease up on the democratic rival calling her and the president out for the policies in the middle east that led to creation of isis. >> he founded isis. and i would say that the co-founder would be crooked hillary clinton. >> all this amid a bizarre day on the trail, that inclu protester attempting to rush on the stage in iowa and a pan scaling tower trump. >> he wanteded his attention. >> he got the attention of trump who praised the police for helping to save the climber. >> now this morning the clinton campaign is dismissing criticism of the emails that a watch dog

passages of messages and raising questions about the official favors that was granted to the clinton donors. >> an investigation is underway after a milwaukee man was crushed by his car. the 38-year-old was working on the car when it fell on him. a close friend to the man described him as a skilled mechanic. >> paying to park along the lake front is getting a lot of mixed reaction. it is a story wisn 12 news broke earlier in the week and last night the county held a meeting to consider the parking fees and vehicle registration fees at the county park lots and along lincoln memorial dry and this would help to close the budget gap but the taxpayers have mixed

>> if they start charging for the parking here, what is stopping them from charging for other parks. i don't know where it is going to stop. >> more meetings are planned for next month. >> later today, the county is unveiling a bug line trail. a ribbon cut something 6:00 tonight. the trail would be 16 miles away. >> yesterday was a two shower day. go home and take a shower and walk the dog and take another shower. >> another two-shower day? >> yes, maybe even tomorrow. today during the day, a slight chance for a stray storm around

local rainfall is likely. now it looks like the heavy rain is west of madison and we could get a welcome rainfall up to an inch here. look at the thunderstorms pivoting out of minnesota and western wisconsin. this is going to weaken a bit. this is where we would get a whisper chance for a midday storm. the main action is overnight this morning hazy and humid. this afternoon we are up to 90 degrees. again, a slight chance for a widely scattered storm around the midday. >> if you are headed out, things are looking great on the roadways. the vehicles are headed to the east. no trouble.

that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> all right, matt, thank you. >> police in canada have stopped a potential terrorist act after receiving a threat from an isis sympathizer. 23-year-old is believed to be the only suspect in a bombing plot against a major canadian city. he was killed dur a 150 miles from toronto. >> security will be tight alt lambeau field for the pre-season opener. fans headed to the game have to step through full body metal detecters. the packers take on the cleveland browns tomorrow night at 7:00. >> later today, a milwaukee area dog is made famous.

contest. the winning ad will be unveiled today. >> wisn 12 news time now is 5:10. a lot of action an at is summer games. we have the full medal count for team usa. >> plus, the friendly rivalry taking place in the water later today. >> between the rides and the entertainment at the fairgrounds, there is a popular spot not to miss, we go live to the milk house. first, actress aubrey plaza stops by ellen at 4:00 and

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degrees. for the most part we are staying dry for the day. better chances for rain and storms overnight for tonight when we look at potential of downpours and gusty winds. matt? >> it is dry out there right now. we are quiet as well. no troubles through the construction areas. travel times are looking great... that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> thank you, matt. some of the biggest olympic stars are celebrating this morning. first the men's basketball team wins over australia. kerry walsh jennings battled it

cyclist christin takes the gold. she shared the victory with her son there. the swimming star swimming the relay, back in the pool tonight are michael phelps. american leads with the most china is in second. >> 5:15. this morning an amusement park ride safety is at the top of people's minds. in in wisconsin are wondering how safe is rides are the state fair. the owners of the rides are required to submit the paper work every morning, inspections are done daily on all of the rides and never a guarantee that

>> this is an independent midway, all the people are professional people and easy to work with. everyone wants to safety. we want you coming with a smile and leaveing with a smile. >> they inspect the rides before the fair starts. a couple of rides needed new parts replaced. there has never been a major issue. >> last night at the fair was the livesto livestock auctioned off to raise money for the wisconsin 4-h foundation scholarships. the grand championship steer going for $52,500. pretty. look at that. kenosha beef international with the winning bid. >> and there are still four more days left of the state fair. gates are opening at 8:00 this

adults. head liners tonight pat ben tar and neil and melissa etheridge. the tickets are available and the show starts at 7:30. lots to do and see at the fair, including one of the most popular attractions and that is the milwaukee bucks milk house. jeremy nelson is at the fairou cool off with ice cold glass of milk at the milk house. give it up. he gets the strong muscles from the milk here. talk about the flavors and the new price, too? >> yes, we have five flavors. we have the traditionals. the last couple of years we have done surveying and finding out

we have a couple of the favorites. orange sickle and banana cream. it is a great tradition here. >> the price is new, but part of the proceeds are helping out people? >> yes, it is a great deal at $0.50 for 8 ounces of milk. it is a great deal at the fair and the proceeds are going to the bucks foundation and really helping wit wellness. >> show us what you are holding here. the new bucks merchandise. exclusive to the wisconsin state fair. what is this one? >> we have lots of great gear, hats that are exclusive to the fair as well as the player t's. we have new players coming out. >> okay. again we have five flavors here. some people mix them all

gum s. that true? all right, we are here all morning long. coming up, we'll let you know about the milwaukee bucks players coming out in the next couple of days. how about banana cream milk. >> go for it, jeremy. >> chug, chug, chug. how is it? >> excellent. >> all right! >> i will try all of them though? >> all right. >> a little different than covering the beer gardens. >> well, you will want something cold to drink. temperatures are already 70 or better. take a look. a little cooler in waukesha and west bend. we get out of the 70s and going to up 90. take a look at the warnings and

covering south wisconsin for now. now, this is bart -- part of what i am watching throughout the day. with the humidity in the air, there is a chance of some of this holding together and rotating through here around lunchtime. overalling, the heavy rain in the state. temperatures 80s over the plains. we have 75 at the airport. 72 beaver dam. kenosha 69. at 9:00 this morning, all dry. noon, this is when if these guys hold together they would pivot through lunchtime. now, through 4:00, things are quiet for us.

pivoting through. 7:00, another round going. they'll pivot through around 10:00 or so. the best chances for storms tomorrow will be in the morning and a couple of scattered showers hanging out in the afternoon before drying out and settling in for a cooler and less humid weekend. 90 for today. most of the storms wait until late but again we are monitoring the midday tomorrow a few showers linger and nice dryer air and a couple of clouds early on saturday and a dry period. if we miss out of this rain, parched. i have been watering the trees. >> yes. >> and the pots. i would like a little rain. >> me too. >> thank you, sal. >> 5:21.

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the emergency call. >> and both vp candidates heading to wisconsin this week. the campaign events they're planning in the badger state and the new poll that reveals how voters here are leaning. >> and we're on weather watch this morning. we are looking outside. before the day is over we may see rain and even storms. when you'll need to grab an umbrella. >> good morning and welcome to "wisn 12 news this morning." i'm melinda davenport. >> and i'm tim elliott. ben is off today. it's 5:30 on this thursday, august 11th. let's start with the forecast. meteorologist sally severson is in the weather center. sal, we may hit 90 today? >> yes, well on the way, 75 degrees this morning. dew .68. the winds are southwest. we look at mitchell international airport. today and tomorrow, and between now and 6:00, hot and humid. the highs near 90 degrees. a slight chance of a slight storm going.